Device for protecting data stored in a switching arrangement that consists of electronic components and a processor

Abstract

A device for protecting data for operating or controlling functions of an operating system, process, equipment, and/or a machine, which is stored in a switching arrangement that consists of electronic components and a processor, wherein the switching arrangement is mounted on a printed circuit board inside a housing or is embedded by an insulating material. A pickup or sensor, which is electrically conductively connected with the switching arrangement, is arranged along the walls on the inside of the housing, is embedded in the walls of the housing, or is arranged inside the insulating material.

1. A device for protecting data for operating or controlling functions of an operating system, process, equipment, and/or a machine, which is stored in a switching arrangement that includes electronic components and a processor, wherein the switching arrangement is mounted on a printed circuit board inside a housing or is embedded by an insulating material, the device comprising a pickup or sensor electrically conductively connected with the switching arrangement, the pickup or sensor being arranged along the walls on the inside of the housing, or embedded in the walls of the housing, or arranged inside the insulating material, further comprising a conductive strip connected with the switching arrangement, the conductive strip being arranged along the inside walls of the housing, or being embedded in the walls of the housing, or being arranged inside the insulating material, wherein the conductive strip is arranged between the switching arrangement of the components and an electric power source. 
   
   
     2. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the conductive strip is mounted on a substrate. 
   
   
     3. The device in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein substrate is rigid, flexible, or pliable. 
   
   
     4. The device in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the substrate is a foil. 
   
   
     5. The device in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the conductive strip is printed or injected on a foil strip and covered with a protective layer. 
   
   
     6. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the conductive strip is arranged within a plastic which is processed into a foil. 
   
   
     7. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , with a closed housing that comprises at least two housing sections, wherein the conductive strip is fabricated according to the surface of the inside walls of the housing or the housing sections. 
   
   
     8. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the conductive strip is mounted on an inside walls of the housing by adhesive bonding. 
   
   
     9. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the conductive strip is mounted by applying layers to the inside walls of the housing. 
   
   
     10. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of an electrically conductive material. 
   
   
     11. The device in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the electrically conductive material is at least partial ferromagnetic material. 
   
   
     12. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the components of the switching arrangement and the conductive strip are connected in series. 
   
   
     13. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the components of the switching arrangement and the conductive strip are connected in parallel. 
   
   
     14. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the conductive strip is connected with the components of the switching arrangement. 
   
   
     15. The device in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the printed circuit board has a conductive strip. 
   
   
     16. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , with a housing that comprises a housing section for mounting the printed circuit board of the switching arrangement and another housing section, further comprising a switch that can be actuated mechanically or electromechanically is mounted on the printed circuit board, and a switching element is mounted on the other housing section. 
   
   
     17. The device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is a pickup or sensor. 
   
   
     18. A device for protecting data for operating or controlling functions of an operating system, process, equipment, and/or a machine, which is stored in a switching arrangement that includes electronic components and a processor, wherein the switching arrangement is mounted on a printed circuit board inside a housing or is embedded by an insulating material, the device comprising a pickup or sensor electrically conductively connected with the switching arrangement, the pickup or sensor being arranged along the walls on the inside of the housing, or embedded in the walls of the housing, or arranged inside the insulating material, further comprising a conductive strip connected with the switching arrangement, the conductive strip being arranged along the inside walls of the housing, or being embedded in the walls of the housing, or being arranged inside the insulating material, wherein the conductive strip consists of a plurality of conductively connected strip sections that run side by side and/or in a coiled arrangement in at least one plane.